Handy guide to buying a gift for a child of any age

Are you looking for a gift for your child? Or perhaps it’s a friend’s child’s birthday and you have no idea what gift to buy? Worry not, I’ve got you covered for gifts with this guide.

I’ve created a list here of 49+ items, which will help you to easily find a great gift for just about any child!

How did I come up with this amazing list, I hear you ask!? Well, just after Christmas 2016 I asked a load of mums in a facebook group what their child’s favourite Christmas present was, along with their age.

I was overwhelmed by the incredible response as 250 mums replied! I thought it would be useful to collate all the results to produce this guide. For many of the items I have also provided a link to the item which can be ordered online.

Of course many gifts could be bought for children above or below that particular age…

But I have listed them according to the results I received from my survey of real parents.

Gifts for kids Age 5

In my day I was obsessed with My Little Ponies, and they were actual ponies! These days there are a whole load of dolls purporting to BE My Little Ponies… I’m very confused, but my daughter has an elaborate explanation for it. Anyway these dolls are a huge hit.

Gifts for kids Age 6

It’s a little pricy but if you’re looking for a bigger gift then this is supposed to be quite good fun – it makes lots of noises (speaks in “Furbish”) and responds to your voice so you can interact with it. Its eyes are animated so it appears to have different expressions. The Furby Connect can also be used with an app, and when there is something new to discover in the app the antenna on its head will light up. Comes in different colours and fur designs.

Fuji Instax Mini Camera (I had never seen this either. I must be living under a rock! I might have to buy this or suggest my daughter save up for this! It looks like it would be great for children of many ages from about 6 onwards, and adults too. It comes in lots of great colours too, although Amazon seems to have low stock of certain colours at the moment.
4. Binatone Latitude 100 Twin Walkie Talkie – Black/Yellow

I remember having walkie talkies as a child, we had so much fun with them! They are probably considered a little retro now, in the age of mobile phones, but apparently kids this age are still into them 🙂

Gifts for kids Age 7

We have this Lego fire station and it is a brilliant set, I enjoyed constructing it with my 4 and 8 year old). Sadly it’s now been deconstructed by the 2 year old but I’m actually looking forward to re-building it. Bit sad I know!

Gifts for kids Ages 14-15

Older kids

Navman, Uniden UHF radios, virtual reality goggles, concert tickets

Hope this inspiration list helps you find something just right!

I would love to hear more recommendations from parents. So if your kids have an ultimate favourite gift they received recently please let me know in the comments! You can also follow Awaybies on twitter @AwaybiesKids, instagram or facebook.

This post contains some affiliate links to amazon.co.uk. If you purchase through the link I do get paid a very small amount, but the item will not cost you any more than normal. Just to reassure you, I only recommend products I honestly like, or in this case, have been highly rated by other mums.

If you’re expecting a baby or know someone who is, you might like to check out my list of favourite baby items for the first year

This list is amazing! Such a life hack for present buying. I have a two year old and an 8 year old and if I have to buy for a child of any other age I’m clueless, like I figure out what they will like. This is such a life saver!

So pleased you like the list! That’s exactly how I feel, can’t remember what kids of different ages would be into… potential minefield! Thanks for the comment and do feel free to share the list with others

Oh this is a fab list – my little one is just about to turn 2 years old and I really want to get her a cosy coupe! She’s already obsessed with her kitchen and making cuppateas for us as much as she can 🙂 Thanks for linking up the #dreamteam x

The cosy coupe is a definite winner! We lucked out and got a hand me down from a friend, my 2 year old loves it 😍 How cute about your daughter making cuppatea, so sweet how they really start enjoying imaginative play at this age don’t they!